Don't wish to get into an argument, call 20 years of sailmaking "intuition" if you please, just giving my point of view: 1 Specifically the quality of the Dacron. 2 Weight does matter' 3 Physics also apply to kitesurfing. 4 Increasing recommended air pressure is good, but it is not the thread, even...

Another marketing gimmick I heard of lately is Naish advertising the "new" super strong thread used to stitch the leading edge or their kites. Thanks to this "innovation" you can now inflate your kite to 60 +psi. Whatever, thread strength has never been an issue on leading edges even with "traditio...

Stuart, thank you for asking for lessons and welcome to the sport. It is very addictive and versatile. Your board skills will serve you well later, but as you have understood kite skills is what gets you going and doing it safely is critical....but you understand that so you are way ahead of the cur...

Just ordered a 2019 8m Pivot with a BTB bar. See what is like when I get it. The problem with where I live, it’s a 6 hour drive to the nearest kite shop so you can’t try before you buy. Hence my question about LEB. To me a strong frame is as important as a strong canopy. Cheers, Chicken-loop Nice!!...

My agenda is buying a new kite. I was leaning towards a Duotone Neo until I saw the colour scheme. Now exploring other options for a surf/freeride kite.. What size are you looking at? I dunno if you like the color scheme on the new Naish kites (I love the look of the teal / red), but apparently the...